Netlify, a web development platform, is enthusiastic about open source projects, hosting them on its platform with features such as SSL/HTTPS by default, custom domains, and continuous delivery. The company feels nostalgic about GitHub's ribbons, which were a visual cue inviting users to view source, join projects, or fork them. Netlify has introduced Snippet Injection, allowing users to add GitHub-style ribbons to their sites without modifying the source code, using a feature that can also be used for other purposes like adding analytics providers. The company encourages users to try out different kinds of ribbons and is planning to explore writing a tutorial on creating custom snippets as a Netlify CLI Addon.